Dr. K S K Karthik Reddy

Designation : Assistant Professor Senior Grade 1
School / Centre : School of Civil Engineering
Department : Structural & Geotechnical Engineering

Educational Details

Andhra University

B.E.
Civil Engineering
Graduated in 2014

Andhra University

Intergrated M.E.
Structural Engineering
Graduated in 2015

Joint Ph.D. IIT-Hyderabad and Swinburne University of technology, Melbourne

Ph.D.
Structural Engineering
Graduated in 2021

Post Doctoral Experiences

Institute Post-Doc at IIT-Hyderabad


Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Mimicking earthquake events in SPECFEM3D employing parallel cores leverage
  • Modelling of simple to intricate SMRF and bridge structures in OpenSees
  • Fragility computation of structures to scenario based earthquake ruptures
  • Application of machine learning algorithms to earthquake data
  • Seismic Hazard and Risk assessment

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Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
Fracture Mechanics Based Unilateral and Bilateral Earthquake Simulations: Application to Cable-Stayed Bridge Response. In: Saha S.K., Mukherjee M. (eds) Recent Advances in Computational Mechanics and Simulations. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 103. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8138-0_27 2021
Variability in the Period of Velocity Pulse Based on Nucleation Position on the Fault. Seismic Hazards and Risk. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 116. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9976-7_20 2021
Incorporating the Effects of Directivity Ground Motions into Hazard Assessment: A Direct Amplitude-based Approach 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE), Sendai, Japan 2021

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • Appreciation in Research Award from IIT-Hyderabad for the calendar year 2020-2021.
  • Qualified and availed MHRD fellowship as a part of the Ph.D. program at IIT-Hyderabad.
  • Qualified and availed SUPRA fellowship as a part of Swinburne university partnered Ph.D. program.
  • Selected for SSA travel grant (https://www.seismosoc.org/awards/past-gtg-recipients/).
  • Winner of Pratibha award for overall best academic performance for the year 2015 from Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.